smell the coffee in annapolis. >> a bit of sticker shock for residents, taxes will be going up. >> we will have a session on may 14 and may 15, a two-day session. we will come together and shake hands, get done, shake hands before really, and all will be well. >> lawmakers in annapolis are looking to a special session to get rid of the doomsday budget, which calls for $500 million in budget cuts. governor o'malley insisted that a framework in place before he called for the session. the original session ended when lawmakers failed to come to an agreement. leaders are expected to meet with the governor tomorrow to discuss specific plans. opponents of same-sex marriage have reached a milestone in trying to change the new

maryland law. shelton dutes is live in south baltimore with more on the efforts to put the issue on the ballot this november. >> so far, opponents have collected more than half the petitions they need to get this referendum on the ballot in november. the fight is not over yet. they still have to get another 30,000 signatures before the end of the summer. ever since governor martin o'malley signed same sex marriage into law, this pastor has been a busy man. his efforts appear to be paying off. he is the executive director of the maryland marriage alliance. so far he has collected more than half of that necessary petitions to put the same sex marriage referendum on the november ballot. >> it is not a simple experiment. this is something that has been foundational since society began. >> he says the clear message is,

maryland is not going to sit down and the voters are going to have their say. all around the state. >> more than 30,000 signatures have been filed, but that number must double in order for it to get on the ballot. they are confident they will get the petitions. >> we spend copious amounts of time planning and organizing in making sure this will work. we have a great process in place. people have been trained how to fill out petitions correctly. >> they may be successful doing it, but one way or the other, we are going to be ready to win on january 1, 2013, when the bill comes into effect. we will benefit goes to referendum, or if they do not get the signatures. >> opponents need 60,000 signatures before the end of

june for the referendum to show up on the november ballot. shelton dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the war of indycar engines could come to a screeching halt for this year's grand prix if major problems cannot be worked out. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake says no more cash will be funneled to the labor day event. the series is reportedly looking to replace the organizer because the company missed several planning deadlines. the mayor did say the city remains in negotiations with the group and a new racing contract is still on the table. while the dollar getting siphoned off, money is tight in other areas of the city budget. some are sounding off about why they believe things will be shortchanged. >> taxpayers night at city hall is kind of like an open mike night. the big topic is how the proposed city budget could have

a negative impact on the city's youth. >> we need to show more interest in our children. >> is the taxpayers chance to give a piece of their mind about taxes, spending, and cuts. almost everyone was focused on the kids. >> our children are what is important. locking them up is not the priority. educating them, loving them, and caring for them is the priority. >> a 14-year-old children and mentoring program matches up seniors with students in kindergarten and grade schoolers. >> to many children are affected. to many lives are affected. the proof of the program is in our children. >> the teachers that we serve

have less discipline problems and more learning gets done. >> taxpayers brought up the mayor's proposal to close braque centers -- to close shrek centers and turned others into after-school programs. >> if we fail to deal with the issues, they are concerned about strong schools and recreation centers. if we do not deal with that, as opposed to becoming super heroes, we have the potential to become super villains. >> mayor stephanie rawlings- blake has called the rec center restructuring plan a tough choice, but the right thing to do for baltimore's future. kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> bonds are coming back to anne arundel county and schools to the tune of $12 million. the town council decided it would add that amount to next year's budget. this comes nearly a week after the state school board determined the district had been underfunded. school officials will not

specify what the money will be used for, but say it will be put to good use. >> man is behind bars after howard k. police say he wielded a blood filled syringe as he robbed a local pharmacy, and may have been tainted with the hiv virus. he is locked up at the howard county detention center. officials say they used surveillance video to link blessing to two robberies, the most recent on centennial lane at a cvs. he made off with $27,000 worth of medications. no one was exposed to the blood, and the pharmacist was not injured. we are hearing from inside the department social services office during a frantic 911 call. baltimore police a mother stabbed her 8-month-old daughter while on a supervised visit. workers tried to intervene. >> i cannot hear you.

paramedics are on the way now. >> investigators say 29-year-old kenisha thomas was the one who attacked her baby, named pretty diamond. thomas now faces several charges, including attempted murder. her daughter is expected to survive. >> new gingrich is officially out of the race for the white house and is throwing his support behind mitt romney. this afternoon the former speaker suspended his campaign for the republican nomination. he fell short in florida. he never regained momentum. >> now to some sad news about one of our favorite baltimore marathoners. john petrovick has died. he learned he had a tumor while training for the baltimore marathon back in 2008, and his

vow to keep running inspired many in this newsroom to ignore the excuses and hit the road. including 11 news reporter kate amara. >> all i can do is keep my chin up. when you are facing something bigger than you, you just have to keep going at it. >> for john petrovick, that meant running through it. waging a courageous battle with an aggressive and dangerous kind of cancer since his first brain tumor in 2008. >> pretty much immediately after surgery, i wanted to run the baltimore marathon. that would be the marker for me that i was not going to let this affect me at all. >> and so with surgery, chemo, radiation, he kept running races, raising thousands of dollars for a brain cancer research, and inspiring thousands along the way,

including his world-famous narrow sojourn -- is world famous neurosurgeon. the doctor was not a runner before he met john petrovick. >> he had a passion for life. he was truly compassionate. he lives with me forever. >> doctor and patient came running buddies. they even took on the baltimore half marathon together. >> he had such a power. he would just look into my eyes and say you can do this. if i can do this, you can do it. >> but every race has a finish line. this winter, the brain cancer came back again, and this time it was a fight john petrovick would not win. he died over the weekend, just 28 years old. >> he is no longer with us physically, but his spirit lives with us. >> that kind of spirit is going to keep me going.

i love being part of his life and i loved what he stood for, and i love him. >> i am kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> dr. q. says he will keep running races in honor of john and his family. if you like to find out how you can help or participate, go to wbaltv.com. >> and other athletes death is rocking the nfl community tonight. the sudden passing of a legendary linebacker. but first, homeowners drowning in debt turn to a maryland company for help. the ice team tracks down the attorney caught in the middle. >> warmer temperatures are on the way and that could mean thunderstorms. it is 57 at the airport, 59 downtown.

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>> struggling homeowners a maryland company promised to help them save their home. >> after the business took their money, it disappeared. tonight barry simms searches for answers. >> in this drawer, 45-year-old james keeps the document he once thought would help him keep his home.

now he thinks it is just worthless paper. the help he saw from american -- from a company called american home relief foundation never arrive, and the company thought would represent him, did not. he says once he filled out the paperwork and since then his money, he got the runaround. >> believe me, i thought i just lost everything. >> dozens contacted the better business bureau, complaining about the company. the customers are from as far away as the state of washington and new york. one person claims he paid 1909 $5 for loan modification. -- $1995.

>> he says he was never able to reach the attorney. we reached him at his rockville home. he later called an agreed to meet with us at his office. >> i understand why some people would get mad, because they see my name. >> perry, a virginia attorney, calls himself a minority investor in the company. >> you had no idea that the people who work for american home relief for telling people that you would be their attorney could >> i had no idea. >> he appears in the scripps use by sales people the company calls modification specialist. >> we are founded by real estate attorney michael a. perry. they became worried when they found out the company was charging up-front fees to struggling homeowners in states where it was illegal.

>> they are going to come for them and put all of us in jail. >> they used my good name to sign up other people that are losing their house, and i will not stand for it. >> he says homeowners were told perry would be returning. perry claims he did not find out about it until homeowners started contacting him. >> what did you do at that point? >> i came in and started to look at the materials and ask what is going on. that is what i found out that they were portraying like i was a part of their business, or that they were part of my law practice, which is not the case. >> perry said he closed american home relief foundation in january of last year. two months later, his law firm was in the same business. that is when the state of maryland started taking notice. >> they started offering two% loan modifications guaranteed.

he was running late on modification operation. >> the state issued a cease and desist order in march and find perry and associates a half million dollars because the business was unlicensed and was charging illegal up-front fees. perry is challenging the findings. he believes his law firm is exempt. >> not one maryland resident has complained about what we have done. this is strictly about whether a license is required. >> as for american home relief foundation, in november, new hampshire issued a cease and desist order, although the business had already closed. the alleged violation, operating without a broker license and charging illegal up-front fees. >> james is still struggling to keep his home. he still believes michael a. perry was his attorney. he wants his money back, but does not think that will happen.

>> attorney michael a. perry is taking his case to circuit court in baltimore. he is asking for a judicial review of the state of maryland findings. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> cloudy and dreary around the baltimore area today. cooler than normal after -- afternoon temperatures on the second day of may. it is not always bright and sunny. did protect us from some big storms that rolled across the region. showers and storms came out of western maryland and move down to virginia. likely to encounter " stable air around central and eastern maryland tomorrow morning. it is looking pretty ominous right now. looks like some of the showers and thunderstorms will be headed our way and moving into the region. 65 degrees for the high today at bwi marshall, 68 at the inner harbor. we had a trace of rain in the

early morning hours and then clouds and showers and an east wind kept temperatures down with highs in the six deposit. the pollen count is in the high range for grass and trees. look at this contrast here. look how warm it is in the west. that will be moving in as we head for the day tomorrow and the warmer weather will help trigger a few showers and storms. dropping sell for baltimore on to the eastern shore as we go through tomorrow morning. in the clouds will burn off and it will be warmer. maybe a thunderstorm going on in the morning, 52 to the north and east of town. look at the heat out here. 80 in chicago, 86 in cincinnati. 89 degrees in louisville. a chance for a thunderstorm for the kentucky derby. the cool air over new england will be chased out of here tomorrow so that this rush of

lightly left back to the north and the beginning of that warm, humid air. thunderstorms become a possibility tomorrow, friday, maybe even saturday. the evening map tomorrow, and friday cadge another batch of thunderstorms in the area. fog and partly cloudy and warmer tomorrow, a chance for an isolated thunderstorm. highs of 79-84. light and variable wind on the bay with temperatures around 60. western maryland, probably warmer than some spots on the eastern shore. a thunderstorm, 20% chance tomorrow and on friday. temperatures begin to rise on the eastern shore tomorrow. down at the coast, a significant sea breeze. it will be in the 60's tomorrow,

7's on the beach friday. look how warm it will be inland. feeling like summertime, and that may trigger few isolated thunderstorms on the lower eastern shore. 82 tomorrow, 87 friday, 85 on saturday, with that slight chance for afternoon or evening thunderstorms. sunshine, less humid, and a bit cooler sunday. partly cloudy on monday, and another round of storms coming in tuesday. >> the orioles pulled off something they have never done before in yankee stadium. you are going to want to see this, next in sports. >> tonight, will you be america's next millionaire? it ready, this is powerball. tonight we have a guaranteed $50 million for you. are you going to walk away with that money? let's find out.

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with a solo home run. former yankee nate johnson has found his swing back in new york. tunis tonight -- two hits tonight, an orioles have plenty of insurance. a career high of nine strikeouts. the orioles with their first- ever shut out at the new yankee stadium as they went 5-0 tonight. the capitals continued the post season flair for the dramatic in the playoff series with the rangers as it goes to overtime still tied at one apiece. troy a. brower, point blank, and it falls an inch wide of the post. missed the goal and the opportunity to win it. alex ovechkin comes up with this deal. just misses the gold. that is where they stand, still

tied at one piece in the closing minutes of the second overtime. jr. see out was called the greatest team made a guy could ever have -- junior seau was called the greatest team make a guy could ever have. his girlfriend found the former nfl linebacker in his san diego area home with an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound that took his life. police continue to investigate his death as a possible suicide. he did not leave a note, but did send text to his ex-wife and through -- and three children that read "i love you." he is the eighth player from his team to die before the age of 45. he was 43. commissioner roger goodell has a different point of view. he suspended him for a year with no pay.

the identified vilma as the most heavily involved, allegedly offering teammates $10,000 for knocking out a quarterback. all four players plan to appeal the decision. roger goodell will hear the appeal. lacrosse team season ends with a loss in the semifinals. umbc cannot put home field advantage to good use. they beat albany just two weeks ago in a wild over time finish. they did not play that game at churchill downs. that is where they will run the kentucky derby this coming saturday afternoon. the derby will feature a field of 24 cents.

bodemeister or will go off as the favorite. the trainer for bodemeister suffered a heart attack just six weeks ago in march. it is the 138th running of the kentucky derby saturday in louisville. you can see that race right here on tv 11. tom tasselmyer has you

>> ready for shorts? and not the corduroy kind. >> you can break out what everyone to. 82 degrees, scattered thunderstorms. looks like the storms will move through quickly saturday, early in the morning, and the rest of the weekend will turn cooler and less humid. >> the extra absorbing corduroy. >> good night, everybody. we will see you back here tomorrow. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the

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